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NOTEBOOK: PR-imed for learning

Getting out of your comfort zone can be a little disconcerting, but you can learn a lot by doing so. Case in point: Central Iowa PRSA held its annual awards last week, and I had …

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DMACC breaks ground for criminal justice training facility

Des Moines Area Community College has begun construction on a new Criminal Justice Training Facility at its Ankeny campus. The 1,540-square-foot building will be the first of its kind in Iowa and will be used …

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Event introduces underrepresented students to 4-H, Grand View

Nearly 80 Des Moines multicultural students and school staff members participated in the first Polk County 4-H RISE College Access Conference held Tuesday at Grand View University. The event is designed to introduce 4-H to …

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Oak Academy receives $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows, Dahl Trust

Research shows that low-income preschoolers enrolled in full-day preschool programs are more prepared for kindergarten than their peers in half-day programs. Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows and the W.T. and Edna M. …

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ISU project to examine impact of tornado destruction in Marshalltown

A disaster researcher at Iowa State University has begun examining how the destruction from the EF3 tornado in Marshalltown this past summer affected different types of households – particularly immigrant households and renters.

The goal …

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RDG residents tackling climate change

RDG Planning & Design each year brings in students for a residency to tackle a big problem. This year’s is the biggest: climate change. Students from Harvard University, Stanford University, Drake University and Iowa State …

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Acker receives Inspiring the Next Generation award

The World Food Prize presented the inaugural “Inspiring the Next Generation” award to Iowa State University Associate Dean David Acker. Presented during the Laureate Award Ceremony on Thursday night at the Iowa Capitol, the award …

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Four business leaders join Grand View board

Four Central Iowa business leaders have joined the Grand View University board of trustees. They are Laura Howe, community banking district manager at Wells Fargo; Mike Moore, vice president of staff sales for the western …

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McCombs Boys & Girls Club marks opening

The new McCombs Boys & Girls Club at McCombs Middle School will have a grand opening with tours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, several days after the facility began programs. The 3,000-square-foot club is …

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Deadline for apprenticeship applications coming Oct. 26

Organizations have until 1 p.m. Oct. 26 to submit proposals to Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding for Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in Iowa. The state received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of…